Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Devices

Overview

Los Alamitos Cardiovascular is located in the City of Los Alamitos, California, and is a private practice that has been serving patients in Los Angeles and Orange counties for over 38 years. We have six ABIM board-certified cardiologists on staff representing every major subspecialty of cardiology—including interventional cardiology and electrophysiology. Our physicians have privileges at most area hospitals including Los Alamitos Medical Center and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

On site, our medical practice provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cardiovascular testing and medical services. Since 2011, we have maintained a gold seal of accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR). In addition to out-patient procedures, our physicians are relied upon throughout the region to perform the latest coronary, peripheral and electrophysiological interventions including electronic device implantations. We are a group of cardiovascular specialists committed to positive outcomes and providing our patients with the kind of care each one of us wants for our own families.

Experience

Our group has extensive experience in both clinical trials and observational studies, as well as the management of related medical data and trial protocols and reporting procedures.

Active subjects in database: 20,000+

Regulatory submission: 3 business days

We have been involved in Phase II, III, and IV clinical research services for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and medical device industries. Our site can use either our local IRB or a Central IRB, and we employ a research project manager full-time.

Our studies have been in the following therapeutic areas:

Atherosclerosis

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Angina

Antiplatelet Therapy

Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiac Ischemia

Deep Venous Thrombosis

Electrophysiology and Medical Devices

Heart Failure

Hyperlipidemia

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Our clinical trial sponsors and affiliates include, but are not limited to the following Sponsors and CRO’s:

Amgen

ICON Clinical Research

AstraZeneca

Janssen Scientific Affairs

Biomedical Research Alliance of New York, LLC

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lilly/DCRI

Boehringer Ingelheim

Medtronic

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Merck

Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co.

National Institute of Health

CVRx, Inc

National Lung, Blood and Heart Institute

Daiichi-Sankyo Pharmaceuticals

Novartis

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Evidera

Sanofi

Gilead

St. Jude Medical Center

GlaxoSmithKline

Takeda

Hoffmann- LaRoche Genentech

TIMI Study Group

Yale Medical School

Facility

Los Alamitos Cardiovascular is situated about a mile east of the Los Alamitos Medical Center campus and in close proximity to a number of important area hospitals including Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Our location is easily accessible from the 405 and 605 freeways and our patients enjoy the convenience of having most tests performed right in our offices. Free parking is available on premises Along with a full-service, on-site lab, our practice encompasses a complete spectrum of out-patient cardiovascular diagnostic testing, services and clinics including:

In addition to the comprehensive list of out-patient procedures done in our offices, our cardiologists perform the newest and most sophisticated diagnostic invasive, interventional, and electrophysiological procedures in Long Beach/Orange County area hospitals such as:

Dr. Steven T. Forman has been conducting clinical research trials for over 20 years. He joined Los Alamitos Cardiovascular in 1999, and became its managing partner in 2005. He is also the Director of the Performance Vein Institute of Los Alamitos.

After completing his undergraduate studies at John Hopkins University, Dr. Forman attended Albany Medical College, then completed his Internal Medicine Internship and Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Forman continued his specialty training at New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center by pursuing fellowships in General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.

Between 1994 to 1999, Dr. Forman practiced at several hospitals in the Northeast including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. During his association with Los Alamitos Medical Center, Dr. Forman has held the positions of Chief of Staff, Chief of Medicine and Vice Chief of Staff and has both chaired and served on multiple hospital committees. Since March 2014, Dr. Forman has been the director of the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab.

In addition to seeing his work published in the American Journal Of Cardiology, Dr. Forman has been involved in a number of research projects sponsored by educational and medical institutions as well as pharmaceutical companies.

In June of 2010, Los Alamitos Medical Center was chosen by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) as one of only six hospitals in the state to participate in a three-year study (later extended), to perform elective PCIs (cardiac interventions), in affiliation with neighboring hospitals offering open heart surgery. Dr. Forman accepted the hospital’s nomination to act as its representative to the CDPH Advisory Oversight Committee. Dr. Forman’s articles on health and patient awareness issues can be regularly found in various Southern California publications.

Dr. Fischer co-founded Los Alamitos Cardiovascular in 1997. Dr. Stuart Fischer has been conducting clinical research for over 35 years. After completing his undergraduate studies at Brooklyn College, Dr. Fischer attended Universita di Sassari, Faculta di Medicina in Sassari Italy and received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York. He completed his Medical Internship and Residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Following his residency, Dr. Fischer completed a two-year Cardiology Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine.

In addition to seeing his work published in the American Journal Of Cardiology and PACE, Dr. Fischer has been involved in a number of research projects sponsored by educational and medical institutions as well as pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Fischer has held numerous chair and director positions at Los Alamitos Medical Center, Lakewood Regional Medical Center and at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where is a Founding Fellow of the Memorial Heart Institute. Dr. Fischer has many board certifications, and is active in several key professional societies.

Since 1989, Dr. Fischer has been Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California Irvine (UCI), and for over 10 years, he has been Co-Director of the Interventional Fellowship Program, UCI-Long Beach Memorial Hospital. At Los Alamitos Medical Center, Dr. Fischer chairs the Medical Staff Credentials Committee and is Director of Critical Care.

Dr. Bret Witter has been conducting clinical research for over 30 years. He joined Los Alamitos Cardiovascular as a partner in 2003.

Dr. Witter completed his undergraduate degree in biological sciences at the University of California, Irvine where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude. Subsequently, Dr. Witter earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, then completed his Internal Medicine Internship, Residency and Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship training through the UCLA-Affiliated Programs at St. Mary Medical Center, in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Witter has seen his work published in the American Journal Of Cardiology, and has been involved in a number of research projects sponsored by educational and medical institutions as well as pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Witter has held numerous chair and director positions at Los Alamitos Medical Center, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, St. Mary Medical Center and Long Beach Community Medical Center.

In 1996 Dr. Witter received his first teaching appointment at UCLA. He continues to hold that post as Assistant Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine and has since been honored for his work with students with an award for Special Recognition for Teaching Excellence, and multiple awards for Outstanding Teaching Physician.

Staff

Additional Support Staff Expertise:

1 Full-time Coordinator and Recruitment Specialist

1 Nuclear Department Technician

8 Medical Assistant

2 X-Ray Technicians

Patients

Our patient population ranges from adult to geriatric men and women and includes a broad range of cardiac indications and levels of disease. Primarily Caucasian, our practice has a growing Asian, Hispanic and African-American population that approximates current Southern California averages.

Other

Administrative and Operational Site Features Overview:

CLIA certified lab

DEA licensed

Dedicated monitoring rooms

Dry ice

Electronic Data Capture (EDC)

High-speed internet

Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS )

Off Site Storage Facility

Paper and e-diaries

Phone and fax

Centrifuge

Securely locked cabinets for patient charts

Temperature controlled drug storage

-20°C and -70°C freezers

On-Site Diagnostic Equipment Includes:

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements (ABPM)

Ankle/Brachial Index Test (ABI)

Bioimpedence

Cholestech

Diomed Laser

Doppler Ultrasound

Echocardiography

12-lead Electrocardiogram

Emergency equipment

Event monitors

Holter monitor

ICG Machine

Intravenous (IV) infusions

Metabolic cart

Nuclear medicine equipment

Phlebotomy

Point of Care:

BS (Blood Sugar)

Lipid panel

PT-INR (International Normalization Ratio)

Potassium Hydroxide capabilities (KOH)

Pulse oximetry

Radiology

Scales (full-body)

Spirometry

Treadmills

Ultrasound

VNUS® RF Ablation

Contact Center

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